metropolis
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A consistent message emerged: Los Angeles was not a beautiful, vibrant metropolis with serious problems, but a hellhole verging on being lost for good.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
That included his time as mayor of Davao, a southern metropolis where he cultivated the image of a tough-talking political outsider.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
San Diego is a rare example of a nearby metropolis that has been able to convince more builders to build more.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
The border metropolis of Tijuana has more than doubled in population over three decades, to 2.3 million, and its sewage infrastructure can’t keep up.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
An estimated 40,000 Spiritualist believers resided in that metropolis already, but with a growing population of half a million people, there was plenty of opportunity to grow the spirit cause as well.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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